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Half Man Half Biscuit in Newcastle in November - tickets out tomorrow. Holy crap on a cracker!

People taking pictures of everything using camera phones, and worse still, incessantly sharing this pointless media with all and sundry. Instagram - the photographic bus lane for dickheads. Can you not remember what you did ten minutes ago and simply treasure the thought, instead of this incessant digital fly-tipping? Oh, you're in a pub and there's the drink you're about to drink. Oh, there's your aggressive middle child eating an ice cream outside a leisure centre. Oh, there's the top half of the head of a busker in Covent Garden cleverly digitised to make it look like its 1968.

Saw them last night in Newcastle. Great night all round. You, and others, will not be disappointed!

Stuff from the Hammers' fans tonight

I always listen to Boo Radleys' 'Giant Steps' about this time every year for some reason. It's a truly magical thing - a jangly, shoegazing, dubby, pop-infused swirl.

Wedding Present - George Best, on constant repeat.

I basically know sod-all about d&b, but I did buy a few singles by Photek that I still really love today, Ni Ten Ichi Ryu being my favourite: Probably my only other d&b is via the genius (and he is) of Aphex Twin; Girl/Boy Song being an ATF of mine across any genre: And for novelty value, here's a random acoustic Aphex d&b cover too:

Nerina Pallot - Real Late Starter

Julian Casablancas - 11th Dimension ....If Lou Reed joined the Human League?

Why would you put Mull into a perfectly good glass of red? Or heat it up for that matter? Just drink a bottle whilst wearing four jumpers, and switch on the Glade plug-in?

Massive cottage pie fight. Superb.

Loved that. The most inevitable goal ever, but it was still brilliant when it went in. Josimar, Mexico 1986 against Norn Iron. One of the best bits of the first World Cup I can remember, and not a bad punt for a right-back.

Fantastic achievement for a 19 year-old. An 'A' tour or even a call-up for the ODIs against South Africa before the year-end?

We should at least get a say in the make-over if we're paying for it. I favour the 'axe through the head' look.

Two sandwiches? Bloater.

'Touch' technology. We've reached a critical mass now. It's pointless and adds no functionality. I want slidy sliders, twidly knobs and buttons that make a satisfying, authoritative 'click' when they are pressed.

Hacksaw and a bin bag?

He called me shellfish...

I waited for you in Iceland, but you never came. You missed out on my prawn ring.

There was some unpleasantness, yes.

I've reassured Mrs NW on this matter too. I explained that it's too expensive and seems an awful lot of hassle. Talk about sense of humour failure.....

You actually get a few seconds of very pleasurable wooziness. Then afterwards, utterly revolting tea. Statistically, you are more likely to die by legal execution or lightning strike than during general anaesthesia. But you strike me as the eternal pessimist and no doubt go out of your way to avoid extra-marital affairs in prodominently Muslim states, or playing golf on stormy days. No amount of 'you'll be fines' does any good, does it?

Well I hope you're not.

I'm eating: I bet you all want some.

See above, for the same reason.